Alain Tundidor
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Associate Professor
PhD in Chemistry
Universidad Católica de Chile, 2013
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Our interest is focused on the use of synthetic organic chemistry to prepare new compounds that can be used as a starting material (monomers) in the synthesis of organic polymers. These new compounds have certain structural characteristics that help to understand the fundamental relationship between the molecular structure and the properties of the resulting materials.
One of the research lines we have worked on is the incorporation of bulky groups in the polymer chain, which improves certain macroscopic properties of the material as its processing and increases the free fraction volume, causing these materials to find application in the gas separation field.
We are currently investigating new types of microporous materials, which include Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs). The chains of this class of polymers cannot be packaged efficiently due to their stiffness and contorted molecular structures, making them excellent candidates for the formation of membranes that separate, capture and purify different gas mixtures, among which the carbon dioxide and methane.
In the line of porous polymers we are interested in studying new applications that we know could have these materials. These include: heterogeneous catalysis, hydrogen storage, controlled release, water purification, among others.
Projects
2016-2019
Síntesis y caracterización de nuevas poliamidas y poli(amido-imidas) funcionalizadas con nanopartículas de cobre. Estudio de la influencia de estas nanopartículas en la hidrofília y en las propiedades mecánicas y térmicas de estos materiales. Investigador Patrocinante. FONDECYT Postdoctorado.
2016-2018
New nanocomposed superhydrophobic membranes based on polymers and nanoparticles to use in membrane distillation. Investigador Responsable. CORFO-FDI Interés Público o Precompetitivo.
2015-2019
Processable silylated linear poly(azomethines) and poly(azines) of complex structure. Design, synthesis and characterization. Co-Investigador. FONDECYT Regular.
2014-2017
High performance polymer membranes. Design, synthesis and characterization. Investigador Responsable. FONDECYT Iniciación.
2013-2016
Síntesis y caracterización de poli(amida)s y poli(imida)s aromáticas de alto rendimiento con posibles aplicaciones como membranas poliméricas separadoras de gases y tratamiento de agua. Investigador Responsable. CONICYT Inserción de Investigadores en la Academia.
Publications
Terraza, C. A., Ortiz, P., Tagle, L.H., Pérez, G., Saldias, C., Rodríguez-González, F. E., Cabrera-Barjas, G., Catalán, H., Tundidor-Camba, A., Coll, D.. Synthesis and Properties of Poly(imides) and Poly(imides)/Ionic Liquid Composites Bearing a Benzimidazole Moiety. Polymers 2019, 11(5), 759; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11050759
Sobarzo, P. A., González, A. F., Schott, E., Tagle, L., Tundidor-Camba, A., González-Henríquez, C., Jessop, I. A., and Terraza, C. A. New Triphenylamine-Based Oligomeric Schiff Bases Containing Tetraphenylsilane Moieties in the Backbone. Polymers. 2019; 11(2), 216; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11020216
Terraza, C.A., Martin-Trasanco, R., Saldías, C., González, M., Leiva, A., Tundidor-Camba, A. Preparation of CuONPs@PVDF/Non-Woven Polyester Composite Membrane: Structural Influence of Nanoparticle Addition. Polymers. 2018; 10, 862.
Tundidor-Camba, A., Gonzalez-Henríquez, C.M., Sarabia-Vallejos, M.A., Tagle, L.H., Sobarzo, P.A., Gonzalez, A., Hauyon, R.A., Mariman, A.P., Terraza, C.A. Diphenylsilane-containing linear and rigid whole aromatic poly(azomethine)s. Structural and physical characterization. Polymer. 2018; 150, 232-243
Jessop, I. A. Díaz, F. R., Terraza, C. A.,Tundidor-Camba, A., Leiva, A., Cattin, L. and Bèrnede, JC. PANI Branches onto Donor-Acceptor Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Electroluminescent Properties of New 2D-Materials. Polymers. 2018; 10, 553.
Jessop, I. A., Tagle, L.H., Coll, D., Ortiz, P., Pérez, G., Terraza, C.A., Tundidor‐Camba, A. Oligomeric poly(ether‐imide)s bearing ortho trifluoromethyl groups: solubility, thermal studies and optical properties J. Applied Polym. Sci. 2018; 135, 46613.
Tundidor-Camba, A., Tagle, L.H., González-Henríquez, C.M., Coll, D., Hauyón, R.A, Sobarzo, P.A., Jessop, I. A., Terraza, C.A. New oligomeric poly(ether-imide)s containing diphenylsilane and
dibenzofuran moieties. Synthesis and characterization J. Macrol. Sci., Part A: Pure Appl. Chem. 2018; 55, 324-331.
Terraza, C.A., Tagle, L.H., Santiago-García, J.L., Canto-Acosta, R. J., Aguilar-Vega, M., Hauyon, R. A., Coll, D., Ortiz, P., Perez, G., Herrán, L., Comesaña-Gándara, B., McKeown, N.B., Tundidor-Camba, A. Synthesis and properties of new aromatic polyimides containing spirocyclic structures. Polymer. 2018; 137, 283-292.
Tundidor-Camba, A., González-Henríquez, C.M., Sarabia-Vallejos, M.A., Tagle, L.H., Hauyón, R.A., Sobarzo, P.A., González, A., Ortiz, P.A., Maya, E.M., Terraza, C.A. Silylated oligomeric poly(ether-azomethine)s from biphenyl moieties-containing monomers. Synthesis and characterization. RSC Adv. 2018; 8, 1296-1312.
J. Moncada, C. A. Terraza; L. H. Tagle, D. Coll, P. Ortiz, G. Pérez, J. G. de la Campa, C. Alvarez, A. Tundidor-Camba. Synthesis, characterization and studies of properties of six polyimides derived from two new aromatic diamines containing a central silicon atom. European Polymer Journal, 2017, 91, 354-367.
L.H. Tagle, C.A. Terraza, A. Tundidor-Camba, D. Coll. Silicon-containing halogenated poly(amides) derived from diacids with aminoacidic and imidic moieties in the side chain. Synthesis, characterization, optical studies and thermal properties. Polymer Bulletin. 2017;74(1):263-281.
Tundidor-Camba, C.A. Terraza, L.H. Tagle, D. Coll, P. Ortiz, G. Pérez, I.A. Jessop. Aromatic polyimides containing cyclopropylamide fragment as pendant group. A study of the balance between solubility and structural rigidity. Macromolecular Research. 2017;25(3):276-281.
C.A. Terraza, L.H. Tagle, A. Tundidor, C.M: González-Henríquez, M.A. Sarabia, D. Coll. Synthesis and characterization of aromatic poly(ether-imide)s based on bis(4-(3,4-decarboxyphenoxy)phenyl)-R,R-silane anhydrides (R=Me,Ph)- Spontaneous formation of surface micropores from THF solutions. Rsc Advances. 2016; 6(55):49335-49347.
Claudio A. Terraza, Luis H. Tagle, Daniela Muñoz, Alain Tundidor-Camba, Pablo A. Ortiz, D. Coll, Carmen C. González-Henríquez, Ignacio A. Jessop. Poly(ether-imide-amide)s obtained from bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl] diphenylsilane and dicarboxylic acids derivatives of bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)dimethylsilane anhydride combined with l-aminoacids. Polymer Bulletin. 2016;73:1103-1117.
Jessop, M. Bustos, D. Hidalgo, C. A. Terraza, A. Tundidor-Camba, M. A. Pardo, D. Fuentealba, M. Hssein, J. C. Bernede. Synthesis of 2H-benzotriazole based donor-acceptor polymers bearing carbazole derivative as pendant groups: Optical, electronical and photovoltaic properties. International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 2016;11(11):9822-9838.
Jessop, A. Tundidor, C.A. Terraza, C.M. González-Henríquez, Luis H. Tagle. Synthesis and thermal, optical and morphological characterization of oligomeric polyamides based on thiophene and alkyl/phenyl-silane moieties. Study of the electrospum deposition process. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 2016;133(29):43702.
L.H. Tagle, C.A. Terraza, A. Tundidor-Camba, P.A. Ortiz. Poly(amide-imide-esters) derived from asymmetric diacids and diphenols containing silicon or carbon as central atom. Synthesis, characterization and thermal studies. Designed Monomers And Polymers. 2016;19(7):619-629.
Tagle L, Terraza C, Tundidor A, Ortiz P. Poly(esters) Containing Two Silicon Atoms and Aminoacidic Residues in the Main Chain: Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Studies. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers And Materials. 2016;26(5):991-1004.
Alain Tundidor-Camba, Claudio A. Terraza, Luis H. Tagle, Deysma Coll, Pablo Ortiz, Javier de Abajo and Eva M. Maya. Novel aromatic polyimides derived from 2,8-di(3-aminophenyl)dibenzofuran. Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of properties RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 71052-71059.
L. H. Tagle, C. A. Terraza, A. Tundidor-Camba and D. Coll. Silicon-containing poly(esters) with halogenated bulky side groups. Synthesis, characterization and thermal studies. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 49132-49142.
C.A. Terraza, L.H. Tagle, A. Tundidor-Camba, C.M. González-Henríquez, D. Coll, M.M. Sarabia, Silarylene-containing oligo(ether-amide)s based on bis(4-(4-amino phenoxy)phenyl)dimethylsilane. Effect of the dicarboxylic acid structure on some properties. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 28515.
A. Tundidor-Camba, C. A. Terraza, L. H. Tagle, D. Coll, I. Ojeda and M. Pino. Synthesis and characterization of aromatic poly(amides) based on 3,5-diamino-N-cyclopropylbenzamide. RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 23057-23066
L.H. Tagle, C.A. Terraza, A. Tundidor-Camba, P.A. Ortiz Silicon-containing oligomeric poly(imido-amides) with amino moieties. Synthesis, characterization and thermal studies RSC Advances.2014, 4, 30197.
L.H. Tagle, C.A. Terraza, A. Tundidor-Camba, F.A. Lara Oligomeric poly(imide-amide)s containing side 1,8-naphthalimidyl groups: synthesis and characterization Polym. Bull. 2014, 71, 1031-1042.
C.A. Terraza, L.H. Tagle, C. Contador, A. Tundidor-Camba, C.M. González-Henríquez Silarylene-containing poly(ether-amide)s obtained by Yamazaki-Higashi phosphorylation technique: use of bis(4-ainophenoxy)phenyl)ethylmethyl silane of bis(4-(aminophenoxy)phenyl)ethylmethyl silane Polym. Bull. 2014, 71, 1101-1115.
L.H. Tagle, C.A. Terraza, A. Tundidor-Camba and J. Soto-Salamanca. Oligomeric aliphatic/aromatic poly(amides) containing silicon in the main chain and phthalimide or tetrahalophthalimide moieties as side groups Polymer Bulletin, 2014, 71, 287-300.
Tagle L, Terraza C, Tundidor-Camba A, Lara F. Silicon-containing poly(imide-amides) derived from aliphatic diacids with naphathalimidyl side groups. Synthesis and thermal studies. Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society. 2013;58(4):2114-2116.
A. Tundidor-Camba, J. Caballero and D. Coll 3D-QSAR Modeling of non-peptide antagonists for the human Luteininzing hormone-releasing hormone receptor Medicinal Chemistry, 2013, 9 (4) 560-570.
C.A. Terraza, L.H. Tagle, D. Mejias, A. Tundidor-Camba, P. Ortiz, D. Muñoz, F. Alvarez, C.M. González-Henríquez Synthesis and characterization of new poly(amide)s derived form bis(4-(4-aminophenoxy)methylphenylsilane and bis(4-caroxyphenyl)R1R2 silane acids. Polymer Bulletin, 2013, 70, 773-788.
Networks
UC
Claudio Terraza, Facultad de Química.
Luis H. Tagle, Facultad de Química.
Ángel Leiva, Facultad de Química.
Outside UC
Javier de Abajo, CISC (España).
Eva Maya, CSIC (España).
José de la Campa, CSIC (España).
José Luis Santiago, CICY (México).
Neil Mckeown, Universidad de Edimburgo (Reino Unido).
Bibiana Comesaña, Universidad de Edimburgo (Reino Unido).
Ignacio Jessop, Universidad de Tarapacá (Chile).
Carmen González, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (Chile).
Honors & Awards
Premio a la Docencia, Facultad de Química UC. 2017.
Beca Término de Tesis. CONICYT. 2013.
Beca Pasantía en el Extranjero. CONICYT. 2012.
Appointments
Miembro de la comisión de tesis de doctorado de la estudiante Anggie Avaria Montero. Química. 2016.
Outreach & Dissemination
14º Congresso Brasileiro de Polímeros. Título ponencia: Synthesis and properties of new aromatic polyimides containing spiro units. Brasil, 2017.
14a Conferencia Latinoamericana de Físico-Química Orgánica. Título ponencia: New nanocomposed hydrophobic membranes based on polymers and copper oxide nanoparticles. Possible application in MD field. Chile, 2017.
SLAP2016. Título ponencia: Synthesis and characterization of aromatic poly(imide)s obtained from bis(4-(3-aminophenyl)phenyl)dimethylsilane. Its use on gas separation membrane technologies. México, 2016.
CLAQ2016. Título ponencia: Síntesis y caracterización de dos poli(imidas) aromáticas a partir de una novedosa diamina: bis(4-(3-aminofenil)fenil)dimetilsilano. Chile, 2016.
Evaluador del Programa Explora de Conicyt, 2016.
Charla en la Escuela de Verano organizada por la Dirección de Investigación y Postgrado de la Facultad de Química UC. Chile, 2016.
EPF2015. Título ponencia: Synthesis and characterization of aromatic polyimides based on 3,5-diamino-N-cyclopropylbenzamide. Alemania, 2015.
VII Coloquio de Macromoléculas. Título ponencia: Síntesis y caracterización de poli(imidas) aromáticas derivadas de 2,8-di(3-aminofenil)dibenzofurano. Chile, 2014.
VIII Coloquio de Macromoléculas. Título ponencia: Síntesis y caracterización de bis(4-(4-amino-3-metoxifenoxi)fenil) dimetilmetano. Su uso en la obtención de poliamidas aromáticas con grupos funcionales modificable. Chile, 2013.